There has been a
controversy on basant event in Pakistan, some resident of Lahore are in the
favor of and some are against to the ban on kite flying. As it’s an occasion of
happiness. Some are of the view that its good to have a ban on basant in
Pakistan as it kills people and some says that it’s not even a part of our
culture we adapt it from INDIA, but some are of the view that instead of
banning basant government should have focused on banning chemical string for
kite-flying that caused harm to human life and government should control the
preparation and sale of metallic string.
I’m personally against
to the ban on kite-flying as I mentioned above it’s an occasion of happiness.
Therefore, nobody had the right to deprive others of happiness. Furthermore, it
causes massive unemployment as this event was profit earning business activity.
Rather smuggling chemical string, kites and other
accessories of Basant from neighbor countries, local market could be given the
chance and by this mean income generation and small level business industry
could be flourishing on local level.
Kite flying was regulated under the Punjab
Prohibition of Kite Flying Ordinance 2001. However, activity had been banned in
2010 by the Lahore High Court. Kite-flying should continue, but in accordance
with the law. What remains to be seen is whether the number of deaths caused
from kite flying declines as a result of regulation.
RAKHSHAN TAHIR
11U0615
Sec F
